Playstation 2 Mcboot / Unlock Your PS2 in 2021
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Dust of your Playstation 2 Slim or Phat for the Bitfunx Mcboot Memory Card option. Play games from HDD, Retro Games and do many awesome things.
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That 64mb Storage was a dream to like many gamers in 2000
Yeah that is a fact.
Even 8mb was not enough when you got a good collection 🤨
Yes, I bought a ps2 with an 8 and 2 years later I still got hella storage
@@isaac2bands I had 153 games how much did u got
@Jimmy Plumber oh yeah
Yeah you could storage your entire game library's save files
Man this is just freaking awesome! 😀I was going to get a ps5 as soon as lockdown ends and the shops reopen again, but I'm just going to get this instead, enjoy all the classics and wait till Ps5 comes down in price. I'm going to order a good condition fat PS2, an HDMI adapter, the mcboot memory card with sata adapter, a ps1 memory card and an extra controller with 2 extension lead cables. I'm going to put a couple of hundred of the best ps1 games and around 500 of the best PS2 games on a 2 tb hard drive. Thanks for the inspiration wicked! 😀👍
@@wadewilson6628 Depends which country he's from obviously haha
I've been running my PS2 games from a 400 GB IDE hard drive for about 8 years now. I agree that configuring everything is a royal PITA, but once you have everything right, it's well worth it.
Yeah it's a great way to play those games do you use OPL or that Backup Loader ?
@@WickedGamerCollector I do use OPL, mainly the official stable release. I use the daily build sporadically 'cause I do't trust its stability that much. Once I learn how to configure my hard drive to play PS1 games, I'll use the daily build more often. Have a good one!
So I'm interested in getting into the hard drive thing later, , but for now I have some American PlayStation games, and a Japanese PlayStation 2 phat. Will this McBoot allow me to play my American CD PlayStation 2 games?
@@modernNeanderthal800 Yes
@@jaxcyl1-t4b thanks!
I've had troubles with ISO files crashing like with the original Jack and Daxter.
I've also had problems with hands lagging just a little like in Baulders gate.
Any advice/ suggestions? I have upgraded to a 1TB hard drive, but maybe the read speeds are too slow
i bought a PS2 at goodwill today surpisingly it had the network adapter with it i couldnt say no lol
Nice! Did it have a hard drive inside too? Or was it a slim?
Unfortunately no HDD< I thought it might have been moded all ready so thats why I bought it
I put my own inside though
One important issue I would stress is make sure memory card is magic gate. My FMCB magic gate card is problem free. Non magic gate fmcb card has hiccup and other non magic gate card won't accept FMCB- Non compatible so for trouble free, stick with magic gate cards. I followed youtube tutorials on how to make your own FMCB card from internal hard drive and from other FMCB card and that's what I learned and was stressed!!! I swear by my 64mb memory card in first slot for game saves. 1.966 FMCB magic gate card in second slot. 500 GB sata card plugged in by network adapter. FMCB OPL to play games off of sata card. Never knew phat ps2 was so great!!!!
I am trying to play a ps2 game that I bought in Japan. I’ve plugged in the fmcb into my silver ps2, but I have no idea where to go from there. And the game still doesn’t work. P.S my ps2 was purchased in Australia. Are you able to assist?
I just bought one of these! Keep up the awesome videos.
Been using free mcboot in my ps2 with a sata drive for a while now. Haven't had a problem yet, love it
Is there any slow down or does it play fine?
Little tip connect the hd to the pc and use winhip to install on the drive, rip the iso on pc it's much quicker and saves the ps2 laser.
Smart
Mine are already ripped to image files. Can I just copy the images to the hdd and plug it into my ps2 slim?
@@majorgear1021 yes you can but still transfer via winhip program.
@@majorgear1021 i think theres a program to run the iso's through to make them playable that way
I just bought one of these, they're on Amazon Prime, It was delivered today. Now I'm just waiting for the hard drive adapter.
103u
is the hard drive required
Bro ill order the same things tomorrow
I love how everytime he says any package from china, he's just like "Op! sent from CHINA!!"
Note: The USB option for the Slim model is a bad idea, because some games require high bandwidth to stream FMV in full speed which will stutter. A mini-router with SMB server capability (that includes a USB port) is great to stream games directly into the Etherenet port on the back of the Slim console, as well as migrate it hassle-free to any other another PS2 console, provided you've got the appropriate FMCB card or mod chip ready.
Bought a PS2 with a modbo chip a year ago for pretty cheap on eBay literally one of the best decisions I’ve ever made 🤟🏽
I bought of craigslist the guy had a huge case full of games but he didn't wanna give it to me because he said it was illegal to sell pirated games .... So I told them what if you don't sell them and give them away for free he was like aaaahh sure
Until the laser dies, like on my PS2…
rip ur ps2 laser
@@Stylez-13 steal
@@FernandoDCDuarte then you do a laser mod or replace it if you’re too lazy I guess 🤷♂️ (counter intuitive asf but you can)
There were many different MB variations for the PS2 Memory Card in 2000 besides the 8MB. The 16MB, 32MB, and as usual the 64MB, and finally the 128MB. But some people tend to have problems with the 16, 32, 64, and 128MBs such as taking forever to load a game or cheat code enhancer disc.
The problems came from the fact Sony only officially made 8mb cards. Any memory cards that aren't 8mb are third party and not made by sony so they might be less reliable.
If it is Magic Gate memory card 64mb it's same time load then 8mb original Sony(by Magic Gate), the worst card is named "Max memory" from Datel even the 16 mb has loading times twice as long (to be avoided!, I was disappointed at the time to have bought it when they appeared on the market), as well as other brands than magic gate which I think are the only ones to be the fastest, even with a large memory. I bought mine in China but magic gate brand 64mb and the loading is fast, identical to the original 8mb, which both have fmcb installed. Depend of the brand...
You can also repair a corrupt card in slot 2 thanks to the fmcb installer of an fmcb card in slot 1, 100% reliable. You can delete the corrupted (damaged) saves, and keep your other games' saves intact. It should be known, from what I understand, is that many have thrown away their corrupted cards, and/or have become enraged at not having their backup (150h FF X for example). The only way is to go through the FMCB installer to remove these files.
@@reasonable78 sony never made memory cards
Cool N all got the full shabang setup myself, but nothing can beat physical CIB copies with artwork, game manuals and guidebooks
It depends... Of course an original game is better than any copy (I am a collector myself.), BUT it CAN "beat" originals in any other way, like short loading-times; access to the whole collection without using any disc; not wearing out the laser; ability to use VMC, PADEMU, IGR, IGS, Cheats and so on...
@@tnaplastic2182 True. Not so sure if having access to the full library is a pro or con, personally I tend to get bored since there is too much stuff to choose from, and having everything at my finger tips destroy the purpose of going out hunting best value for the cheapest price, but that's just me. And if you are a sucker for OG artworks like for example level-5 studio stuff, it's a tufff battle. Most likely the deffo package is to have best of both worlds so to speak
Always waiting for new vids 😁 regards be safe be positive 😄
Great video i like how you combined McBot with the HDMI dongle
Boot... 2 "o"...
Pluging a Dongle to the console is nothing special either!
Recently got a PS2 Slim for free since someone was just going to toss it out. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be able to read discs. I was hopeful it was simply the mechanism that detects if the lid is shut that was the problem, but the laser assembly also seems to be damaged. Still, while I won't be able to use the system to create a McBoot Memory Card, the prices for them are quite reasonable even compared to blank memory cards. This will also give me the option of using my original Phat (which has a hard time reading dual layer DVDs) and doing an something like an IDE to SATA to solid state solution. I've also heard that network storage is a decent option, so whichever way I go about things, it will breathe new life into these systems.
Doesn’t need to read discs , Only display matters if your using Mcboot and SD card
@@winstonchurchill5731 Exactly, that's why it's a good option for my systems with bad drives.
I've found a Network Adapter for very cheap in a pawn shop. Nowdays, i moved out in France but i brought my PS2 with it, along with the Network Adapter, an Hard Drive and most of my games stored on it.
Yeah I highly recommend the Original PS2 over the Slim any day just because of the Hard drive bay at the back, a internal HDD will always be better than using a external HDD on the PS2, you have to remember this is a video game console released in the year 2000, the UsB ports are only 1.0
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There's a raspberry pi image that will let you boot games from the network on ps2 slim. This works much better and fixes the loading issues!
You can configure your ps2 to do the same via opl
I use a mini router with USB 2.0 that has SMB sharing. The Raspberry Pi is more expensive.
All videos make me smile. Your so funny. "but first a litle bit of ASRM"
Can I ask if the FMCB v1.966 version in the video can download 4gb or larger game iso files? Because I have a fat32 format ps2 gaming hard drive, or do I have to split the iso file into multiple files to run the game?
I made a few of the Free McBoot Memory Cards and even had the PS2 running games from a Hdd, very slow
My Oldest son has that PS2 and all the extra stuff
You can use opl to play games off a network drive and that's much faster than the old USB ports
DOA2 and SSX lots of childhood memories there :)
same here ! 🙌
Hey luv your videos question would this work on the original Japan consoles?
It should work with all fat ps2's so it should work for an original , if by original you mean the first model
Brook ps3/Ps4 to PS2 adapter is really great.
It cost $40 but it works perfectly and let's you use ps3 or ps4 controllers wireless on ps2.
Just be sure to connect the adapter to pc to update the adapters firmware.
The adapter can be found on Amazon.
Nice video
I got a phatie for free but was kinda dummed when I realized I needed to burn a disc with freedvd
I bought a memory card and hopefully it will work
got like bundle of these laying around faulty, well as long as the mainboard works i would just grab one plug it on the network. got a crappy router somewhere with an external attached to it and fires up OPL. works like a dream. Coupled with component out for better quality, awesome stuff. Use to play some divx files from back it the day but now mostly emulators.
Can you use the fmcb memory card to play disc backups without having an external hard drive on the slim?
I'm not interested in storing games or using emulation, I have a xbox for that.
I just want to use game disc backups.
Feed back is appreciated
Yes It can used with disc backups
So if I get this and put it in a ps2 slim it will allow me to play a ps1 game via component to hdmi on a new hdtv? Cause I tried putting in a ps1 game in today via component and it went to no signal but plays all my ps2 games fine .
I have one of these, using a Hard Drive is better than using a thumb drive. With a thumb drive, FMV can be a bit choppy.
Both can be choppy!
It depends on:
-OPL version
-game
-PS2-Version (DECKARD-PS2s are often/usually a bit faster!)
@@tnaplastic2182 I have smb and planning to move to hdd at some point but usb can be fun to mess around with, seeing how many games you can fit into a small flash drive and seeing which one has stuttering and which ones don't :b
but how come deckard ps2s run slightly better?
@@elitheothercomputerguy5436
Their IOP (secondary CPU, usually used for I/O) is emulated on an LSI-Logic PPU (called "DECKARD"), which is an inside-joke referring to a fan-theory regarding the character "Rick Deckard" (Harrison Ford) [who hunts and kills replicants] in "Blade Runner", which indicate/point to Deckard being a replicant himself! LOL! :'-D )
So... That emulation seems to be faster in some instances and slower in others.
I been using free mcboot for long time its great
Please tell me what else it can do
Just wondering how the SMB share (playing games over network on the slim) compare to the internal HDD on the fat PS2.
edit: found some interesting info for anyone interested.
*HDD ATA interface: ATA-66 (Roughly 66MB/s).
*Ethernet interface: 100Mbit (Or 12.5MB/s).
*USB 1.1 interface: 12Mbit (~1.5 MB/s).
*CD/DVD drive: 24x speed CD-ROM [3.6 MB/s], 4x speed DVD-ROM [5.28 MB/s].
The ethernet at 12.5MB/s is still considerably a lot slower than the PS2's internal HDD's 66MB/s, but faster than USB 1.1 and even the DVD. That's if games actually do load at 12.5MB/s. 🤔
It's not 12 mbps. It's faster than USB a Lot faster but nothing like I've seen in the videos of HDD I'm so jealous hahaha
Another downside is that I've found certain games that don't work on SMB. (For example many Splinter cell games don't work in SMB idk why)
당신의 영상이 좋은 가르침이 되었습니다. 감사합니다.
On a Slim, don't use an external HDD. It's way better to just configure it to run over LAN.
Any slim, even 9k series?
@@waltersobchak7275 There are ways to softmod a 9k series, so yeah.
@@AmartharDrakestone thanks brother
Via Ethernet cable direct to PC, and over the home network if you choose. USB is very slow.
@@waltersobchak7275 yes,even ps2 tv,its called the fortuna mod
I should do something like this since my beloved ps2 died [the optical lens stopped working, and trying to clean it i even damaged the tray]
There is interesting Chinese network style adaptor I came across a year or 2 back on aliexpress. It works like the standard cheapo adapter but it also has a USB slot built into the back. So not only can ypu run games off hard drive but you can put USB sticks into the back as well. And it's USB 2.0 as well so ypu shouldn't experience the issues ypu would with the built in USB ports on ps2. The adapter is a lit more expensive than the standard cheapo version though. Another benefit of booting games from a hard drive is you can also use some of its space for game saves as well. So no need for a memory card anymore. For ps2 slim you can use the ethernet connection and boot games from your pc over local network. Iv never used that method myself though but I imagine it would allow for faster transfer speeds than the built in USB port. Mr. Mario on this here youtube has an excellent tutorial on how to set up all aspects of free mcboot. Tech James has some useful tutorials also. I found both of those invaluable for modding my ps2
FMB mem cards can be created using 1st party mem cards. There's an option to create them, as long as you have one already.... Buy one, make as many as you need. The FMB mem cards can still be used to save games, too.
That thing has a name, but I can't find it right now.
It also does NOT work like any other adapter, because it needs some special software!
There is no need for a PC either, but only an SMB-Share-providing device!
@@TexasHollowEarth There is no "FMB" but only "FMCB", "FHDB" or "FDVDB" or all of them combined "FDB" ("Free ~device~ Boot).
No... You do NOT need to have an FMCB-MC already, to create another one... There are MULTIPLE other ways.
@@tnaplastic2182 untill relitively recently it was major pain in the arse to make your own fmb memory card though. Nowhere an option to patch discs to run on certain models of ps2 so they dont even require free mcboot.you can patch a boot loader? Disc and create a free mcboot card from that so no need to open up your ps2 these days. Like most people i just bought a pre loaded memory card off ebay though. I just made sure that i copied free mcboot over to the hard drive so if my memory card did corrupt at any point i could just make another one from the free mcboot already on the hdd. Realy i dont even need a fmb memory card or even a memory card as its all installed and runs from hdd now. But as the memory card is a flash device free mcboot runs slightly faster from that than it does from the mechanical hard drive.
@@tnaplastic2182 - THIS is pedantic! You are worked up over an abbreviation?! You just might be unstable.
I thought the card has the games. Didn't know I have to download them separately
So basically this is way too naughty for a purchase hmmm 🤔.
can't wait for the next video!
Are these mcboot cards plug and play or do I need a pc to use it? I don’t really understand the other tutorials on TH-cam because they all seem to be “how to install free mcboot to a card” but not “how to use mcboot card”. I don’t have one so maybe it is plug and play for ps2 games.
For the people that dont know this, but not all slim and fat models work with the freemcboot card. Sony patched this in the bios on some models
about 5%, since many (at least in the european market) never really went online
1) All Fat models work with FMCB. It's some of the later Slim models that have been patched (I think the the last slim model compatible with FMCB out of the box was the 75000x).
2) There are alternative solutions that can be used to soft mod the later models (Fortuna, FunTuna, etc.).
@@AmartharDrakestone not all fat models work with free mcboot I have 3 and the only that works is my 5000 series fat
@@anno5936 The patch wasn't done online. It was done in house before they were shipped
@@kzfive so most likely as part of a repair ? That would actually make sense...
For an added layer of drive options with the network card adapter, getting an ide or sata to SD or microSD card adapter?
Been using free mcboot for a while now and its v good
Work for scph 90006 or need to install matric chip.
Stupid question but if I just bought the mcboot and a PS2 could I just use it to remove the region lock and that's it? I wanna place some us games on a pal console
For me it's only been working when I used OPL.
Then I can boot up any game I want.
Still you need to convert it to an ISO file.
I have this free mcboot ps2 modded..i love that i can play many good ps2 games from back in the day. 👍
Hello,
First of all I have slim version and all I need is a memory card from the link and some external HDD, is that correct?
Thanks for reply
How does all this work with normal save files? Anything different? Save states? Or just like normal with the memory card in the other slot for saves?
Thanks for asking. I was wondering the same thing.
@@hungrybartender6388 yep. But doesn’t seem like he’s going to do anything with it.
the ps2 games that you are testing has a good resolution. what kind of minitor are you using? or are you using and upscaler
Love this free mac boot I have some thing like this on disc back in the day was a god send to a teenager for playing backup of your games
MC... MC, not "Mac"! Is it so hard?
@@tnaplastic2182 you enjoy correcting people?
@@Alexander_l322 It doesn't have anything to do with "joy", but everything with correcting misinformation.
Misinformation which is then spreaded and has to be corrected by other people.
Great!! Bro can you show us how to download the games and add them to your hard drive if I already have a rmcb memory card ( what do I need to install in the drive and from where can I get the games )
th-cam.com/video/XZOzqXPLP9g/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=WickedGamer%26Collector
This video on 2:56 .. maybe that helps ?
Many different ways by the way 👌
So I just bought a Japanese PS2. Will I need this to play the American games? And will I need to keep this in to play them forever?
Rusty Shackleford here knows best..i'm taking down /removing my comment as Plastic here claims more experience to my apparently limited knowledge..especially with the slim version..thanks Rusty for your comment..
Thanks for the vote of confidence & added info, bro 👍. I strive for accuracy.
You are spreading a whole lot of misinformation here...
8&16Bit ROMs?
1. No... A multitude of PS2-games run fine via USB!
2. No... PS1 runs fine from USB and is 32Bit...
3. No... Games do NOT only run well on FAT PS2s. Slims have LAN and that works VERY well for the majority of games since WELL over a decade!
4. No... There is no "model 1 FAT", nor do PS2-games only play well on the first FATs!
5. No... The disc-drive does NOT need to be removed for an internal HDD mod, in a Slim.
6. No... A MemoryCard is not "burned"... Only optical recordable media are!
7. No... FMCB/FHDB does NOT rip (which actually means "making it smaller", while you probably mean "dumping") anything, nor copy anything on it's own... nor does it have anything to do with any "boot options".
Has anyone figured out a way to create a virtual memory card on the HDD to save your PS2 games.
No need. You can get 128mb memory cards for two bucks each from AliExpress. I bought 6 of them, no more needs for memory space.
Inside the OPL games list, just scroll over the game you want to and get in the options list (triangle or square id remember) go to the option create VMC and it will create it depending on witch mode you are playing.
What does this even do? I see no explanation?
Just have to ask; are you from the Netherlands? You sure sound like you are 😉 great content though 👍
Tsk I just saw 1 yesterday and I regret that I didn't buy it. What emulators can it play?
6:45 I tried to play doa2 aswell my left analog wouldnt work but it worked fine for other games but not fighting games
I bought a Gundam Gold edition Ps2 and I’m getting the Red screen of death. Would this help,or does it need to be cleaned? Please help 🙁
I have my fat PS2. I never jailbreak it or modded it. Never done any modifications. Always played on CDs. I'm thinking of jailbreak. I don't know much about it. I want it in a way where I start my PS2 and I have a list of games installed where I can play directly. Is that possible? Would be happy for a reply.
You can use OPL and with Phat slap a HDD in it so you don't need to hardware mod you system.
@@WickedGamerCollector Thank you.
Can you use this memory card on to American PS2 just to play Japanese PS2 games
I have a question I got a game for £15 but a copy one as in shops it’s £500 or more for ps2 game
So how can I play this copy game ? Do I need. A ps2 that will play copy games from my CD 💿? As I got original games and copy ones
How do I play my copy games ? Any help me nice 👍
This is cool and I have a fat ps2 with an internal hard drive using the newtork adapter with freemcboot.Only problem is a handful of ps2 games dont work for some reason and the emulation isnt very good for retro consoles.Only NES and older really run right,everything else runs slow and you cant do much about it
PS2 doesn't do great for emulation. Some PS2 games, like Capcom vs SNK 2 need some of the OPL (per game) options enabled to get the music to play. Some Ratchet & Clank games need them enabled just to run. There is a reference chart online on what options to enable on certain games to get them to boot in OPL.
"Only NES and older really run right" what? you are wrong,
SNES and Genesis (Mega Drive) work fine,there is even an Neo Geo emulator that works fine. I've used them all and still do play with emulators on the PS2 from time to time.
@@vasopel then you have a better ELF file then me cause mine dont run very good
Not true...
Sega Master system, Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Gear run fine, as well as PS1 (POPS/POPStarter and PS2PSXe), etc.
@@TexasHollowEarth
It's not the PS2's fault, but the developers fault... The emulators are just not optimized to the hardware but only ported!
+ the compatibility-modes have ZERO to do with emulation!
idk if you still read comments here. First of all thx for the whole tutorial. I wanted to know how you have the whole PS2 connected to get that quality of image, are you using the Component cables with the HD adapter?
What else can it do besides rip your games on the HDD?
DVD backups patched for ESR, putting the games on a usb is not recommended.
what are you using, is it a pc monitor or a led tv, can you tell me the type of samsung it is?
Can anyone tell me how can i save game files while using fmcb. I have regular 8mb in slot one and fmbc in slot two
I bought a ps2 off of my cousin and whenever I click on open ps2 loader, it says the hard disk isn't detected but it was just working at my cousins house idk what to do and I suck with stuff like this
I bought the 64mb variation after putting it in it did not launch FMCB by itself. I clicked on browse and looked what was on the memory card. after that I press O to exit and the menu opened. I turned it off and got my USB out to put games on it. I put Need for speed most wanted on it and put the USB back in powerd the PlayStation again. and now I doesn't open de FMCB menu anymore.
Could you help me?
I have a ps2 slim and i use fmcb but only problem is black edges on the sides. When i play normaly whithout fmcb i have a full screen image.
Hello i have a ps2 slim when conect the disc external the games of ps2 works perfect but the ps1 games doesnt work , do you know how to solve the problem?
Random question but... You Dutch? 👀
Edit: Never mind. Saw that configuration screen. Goeie video man!
Heey, toppie kerel ! 😁
@@WickedGamerCollector Ben meteen je andere video's aan het bingen. Eerder een FMCB gehaald en ben mij een beetje aan het inlezen. Ik zag ook al je video over het spelen van games op een PS2 Slim met een USB. Goed spul! Ik heb zelf een PS2 Slim en ben aan het twijfelen of ik ergens een Phat op de kop moet tikken met een SATA en die klaar maken hiervoor of gewoon een externe HDD aan mijn Slim hang.
I bought a freeMcBoot memory card a while back and it has all the files but the ps2 isn’t booting into FreeMcBoot am I missing a step?
you've used the IDE hard disk or the USB hard disk? just asking
We have a modded PS2 slim (later model) and I want to access GMS somehow. Do I need a DVD burned?
I have a problem had my fat PS2 stored away for about a year when I went to use it again with mcboot 1.8 mem card and boot a game that requires dualshock 2 feature it doesn't want to recognize the 3 of my controllers and it use to work fine.
Hello I bought an fmcb version 1.966 and I had a few questions about it running it with my fat ps2 with the external hard-drive I was one wondering if you could make another video on this and giving more thorough details about running and how to run the ps2 games because I wanted to see about how I could get my games that are on disc to be in an iso or however you said on the hard-drive and plus one of my games is a collectors item and I don't want the disc to be used or scratched
I also heard something if the model of your fat ps2 is before March and that is model or scph-90001 it won't work... I have model number scph-50001
I think I will need a computer for this just it will be helpful for some of us not so smart ppl that loves ps2 games and wants to relive the nestalgia
Sorry just woke up not too long ago
Just watched this video for someone like me that's not tech savvy how much would you charge to put all games on and everything on a 2tb USB stick coz I'm only really after persona 3 FES and persona 4 but would be happy with other games too
I have a question so I just got a ps2 and I’m playing one of my childhood games which is lord of the rings but the movie skips would u recommend me get a free mcboot?
Game list , please?
This is awesome especially for those blue disc that the fat ps2 can't read anymore.
Very common problem on Fat PS2 that the laser stops working. I just completely removed the DVD drive in mine and added an internal hard drive.
Those are CD games. Sometimes one format will boot (CD or DVD) on a PS2 while the other won't.
@@TexasHollowEarth On mine cutscenes would skip and it would play older dvd movies just fine but would not read newer dual layer DVD movies.
@@TooFurious4 - Yeah. PS2 fats always choked on DL media..... even DL PS2 games. Champions of Norrath was on DVD-DL & always had issues with audio sync on my PS2 hardware.
I just got the same combo of the fmcb card and PS2 to HDMI from ali and neither work.
My question I have an IDE 500 gig want to know where do I put my pin at do I set it as master or slave
What does it mean if your ps2 slim is stuck on browser and configuration it doesn’t make a sound when I turn it on
How did you get it to read the game files? How did you get the games onto the drive via the computer. Me and my friend spent hours trying to get games onto a 2tb sata drive and the ps2 would tell us that it wasnt in the right format. So we would format it and plug it into the computer and then we couldn't get files onto it.
Please show me a good video or web page that can help us
Internal HDD need to formated with special program and transfer with PC.
6:07 "convert in special program" what?
I heard you can use HD Loader to create an image when the disc in inside the PS2 directly to the hard drive
I New it exits,But I’m not a fan of setting it up with ISO’s and configuring.
i got this type but i stuffed up i dont have those options no more how do i get them back
I bought one of those ready to use, but I only see the regular menu that says Browser and System Configuration, nothing changes
You got ps2 fat 900xx ? Then it will not work
I have a PS2 slim and was wondering if I could use this McBoot, uLaunchELF and play any region game. I have a region one unit but want to play region 2 games.
Can you install an internal hard drive on the Slim? I’ve read that the USB ports are slow, so that both network and internal hdd’s are the best way to go for storing game disc images.
I know people go mod crazy and rip out the disc drive.
Problem is .. you can't play original games and it's not a plug and play MOD.
Chinees did not make anything for that at this moment 😶
@@WickedGamerCollector @Wicked Gamer & Collector That is exactly what I was thinking, replace the DVD drive with a hard drive.
But yeah, I like my setup now where I can switch between running a game from the network or popping in a DVD.
A friend of mine has the "FAT" PS2 that is just collecting dust. I might try to snag that and use the hard drive mode. I mean, serving the files over from Windows or docker SMB server is ok, but I'd rather it be self-contained.
Thanks for the create info.Maybe someone will create a USB 3 mod one day, and we can just plug in external hard drives, no hassle. :)
Hello. Great job and channel. Is mc boot the best option to unlock a ps2?
It's a fun an cheap way to go in 2023.
@@WickedGamerCollector so i believe its the best way and cheapest right?
What about mbr boot?
Can you show loading times using a USB drive? Also,I think it's worth noting that they sell the SATA adapters to replace the IDE connection on the official ethernet adapter so that you can still go online. The aftermarket SATA Ethernet adapters they sell don't let you go online.
Why would you go online ? There no games to play like that.
Also there are plenty of videos comparing it if you don't find them try searching in Spanish
"Comparacion tiempos de carga USB a HDD disco duro PS2"
@@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb I play Resident Evil Outbreak on my PS2 online. I can connect to a private server using my ethernet adapter. I assume there are private servers for other games.
@@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb Thank, I will look those up.
@@RexBuyeo well then maybe just use an cheap usb with that specific game and any other rare niche online games. IMO that's the best u can do.
@@MarcosGarcia-kx4rb I actually bought a cheap USB to do this but I just haven't had time. It's so much easier to load gamecube games on an SD card but loading PS2 games is a real pain. :(
I have done FreeDVDBoot when it first appeared last year but I still rather play my modded PS3 slim. It’s much better experience but it’s cool to have a PS2 slim that can also play burned ISO files.
Last year DVDBoot not this year!
@@bit-ishbulldog2089 yes I meant last year 🤣
I have question HDD adapter - can i buy?How add games on HDD - format And other?
🤔 i actually wonder if it could make use of a SSD... sure it lacks stuff like TRIM, but once fully loaded it shouldn't be an issue.
if your talking about the network adapter for the back then no, it only fits IDE drives
@@kyles8524 - There are SATA conversion boards to replace the IDE interface & power boards. This option allows you to keep the ethernet capability for network options. The aftermarket network adapters with SATA have no network functionality. I paid between $12 - $15 for my conversion boards on Ebay.
Yes, it can! SSDs work fine and depending on the software they are even a lot faster or sometimes "the same".
@@tnaplastic2182 Thx for confirming. Time to dust off the Fat Lady and do a last upgrade; especially with non-moving parts it will make a difference.
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Keep in mind that some adapters don't provide the 3.3Volt-line and some drives depend on it! Those will not work on the adapters which are lacking that 3.3Volt-line!
Im not hot on the idea of opening it up and buying the network adapter.
Does a usb drive work with a FMCB memory card? Thanks in advance